Toby came from [[Longbottom]] in the [[Southfarthing]] of the [[Shire]]. He was the first to cultivate [[pipe-weed]] in [[the Shire]], and was quite famous for it. How he came by the weed is unknown, though [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] speculated that he had traveled to [[Bree]] in his youth and came into contact with the herbs there.<ref>{{FR|Prologue}}, "Concerning Pipe-weed"</ref><ref>{{TT|III8}}</ref><ref>{{App|B2}}</ref>

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Toby came from [[Longbottom]] in the [[Southfarthing]] of [[the Shire]]. He was the first to cultivate [[pipe-weed]] in [[the Shire]], and was quite famous for it. How he came by the weed is unknown, though [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry Brandybuck]] speculated that he had traveled to [[Bree]] in his youth and came into contact with the herbs there.<ref>{{FR|Prologue}}, "Concerning Pipe-weed"</ref><ref>{{TT|III8}}</ref><ref>{{App|B2}}</ref>